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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

This confession may make me sound like a big 'ol scrooge, but I have to say - I am so glad October is over! I was just not feelin' it this year. We did have a grand time trick-or-treating last night, and the excitement the kids felt was really magical and fun, but I am just so glad it's done. Now I feel like I can enjoy fall without the weight of Halloween bearing down on me. Whew! :)

Today Paige had a little lunch in a Laptop Lunches box. She was very distraught it wasn't the pink one, but the pink one is missing in action. Luckily, she's mighty fond of purple too.

Clockwise from top right:- chopped strawberries- cucumber slices cut in heart shapes, with a dash of pepper- mini fall leaves sandwiches and jack cheese leaves with a side of Annie's organic snack mix- Horizon milk box, removing one long inner box leaves enough space for a milk box :)

Let's peek at the leaves a little closer. I loved these!I don't think these photographed as cute as they looked in real life. They were really uber adorable, for sandwiches. I made them using a new toy I ordered from Amazon, little dough presses. There are some other cute shapes I can't wait to use too! The tiny sandwiches hold pb&j (with a couple cheese leaves decorated with food safe markers) are in a silicone cup to contain them away from the crunchy snack on the side.

Happy Fall, y'all! (I live in Tennessee, so it's perfectly fine for me to use "y'all", though originally hailing from California, I do feel really dorky saying it). :)

Haha, the main reason I started blogging about the lunch stuff was so I could justify getting more cute bento toys! :)

mbug, I make the leaves and then the sandwiches. I didn't try making a sandwich first and then cutting because I didn't want to goop up the inside of the cutter with peanut butter and jelly. Also, then I was only using as much filling as needed for the mini sandwiches and not wasting extra pb and j on the scrappy bits.

Dear Melissa, Reading from Australia I have been astounded at the amount of attention, effort and time and I'm guessing money that goes on Halloween in the US. It is a festival that has not really exported to Australia. Every few years a couple of children will come trick or treating - that is how uncommon it is, yet the supermarkets are increasingly trying to ramp up enthusiasm for it advertising scary sweets etc. I hear from an American friend that there is much more attention paid to holidays in general in the States than there is here, Valentine's day being the other one that we don't bother with much compared to you (though more than Halloween).So, I sympathise with your feelings about it and it's kind of a relief to see a design blogger say that it can feel like a weight bearing down on you.